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Parks & Public Spaces
NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault
WHEREAS, The NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault has applied for a special events permit to hold readings and performances in Union Square Park at the south plaza; andWHEREAS, The event will be held on Friday, April 21, 2006 with set up staring at 8:00 a.m. and continuing until 10:00 p.m. and on Saturday, April 22, 2006 from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 12:00 noon; and
WHEREAS, This is the third annual event with the first two being held in City Hall Park; and
WHEREAS, There will be amplified sound and the appropriate permits will be applied for from the NYC Police Department; and
WHEREAS, There will be additional lighting and a generator; and
WHEREAS, There will be a stage approximately 14 feet x 14 feet; and
WHEREAS, The applicant is aware that there are residential buildings surrounding the south side of the park where the event will be located and has agreed to keep noise to a reasonable level; and
WHEREAS, The applicant has agreed to leave the area cleaner than it was before the event; and
WHEREAS, The signage will consist of three (3) banners with the logos of sponsors placed discreetly on the banners; therefore be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval of the application by the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault to hold a special event in Union Square Park on Friday, April 21, 2006 and Saturday, April 22, 2006.
The above resolution passed with a vote of 27 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention.